Lot 96
  • 96

Four Glass Vessels , circa 2nd / 6th Century A.D.

Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • Four Glass Vessels
  • Heights 6 1/4 , 4 1/2 , 6 1/4 , and 3 1/4 in. 15.9, 11.4, 15.9, and 8.3 cm
comprising a pale blue-green jug with globular body decorated with swirling, and strap handle folded at the rim, a pale aquamarine jug with strap handle and lateral spout, an amber glass amphora with indented body decorated with swirled ribbing and deep blue-green handles and collars, and a pale brown jar with ribbed globular body.

Provenance

acquired in Israel in the 1960s/1970s

Condition

Generally good. The first with chipped thumbrest. The second, third, and fourth intact.
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